1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament explained
| Year: | 1988 |
| Teams: | 20 |
| Wcwsballpark: | Twin Creeks Sports Complex |
| City: | Sunnyvale, California |
| Champions: | UCLA |
| Titlecount: | 4th (5th overall) |
| Runner-Up: | Fresno State |
| Wcwscount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Sharron Backus |
| Coachcount: | 4th (5th overall) |
The 1988 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1988, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship, an expansion of four teams from the previous year. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams. The regions of two teams consisted of a simple best-of-three series whereas the regions of three teams consisted of a double elimination tournament of four or five games. The 1988 Women's College World Series was held in Sunnyvale, California from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1988 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating Fresno State 3–0 in the final game.[1] [2]
The 1988 event was the first WCWS played in Sunnyvale.
Qualifying
See main article: 1988 NCAA Division I softball season.
Regionals
At-large Regional
- Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Central Regional
First elimination round
- Creighton 3, Iowa State 2
- Nebraska 5, Iowa State 2
- Creighton 3, Nebraska 2
Second elimination round
- Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Mideast Regional
First elimination round
- South Carolina 1, Minnesota 0
- Arizona 5, Minnesota 0
- South Carolina 1, Arizona 0
Second elimination round
- Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Midwest Regional
First elimination round
- Northern Illinois 4, Bowling Green 3
- Illinois State 2, Bowling Green 1 (10 innings)
- Illinois State 1, Northern Illinois 0
Second elimination round
- Northern Illinois qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
Northeast Regional
- Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–1
Northwest Regional
- UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
South Regional
First elimination round
- Texas A&M 1, Florida State 0
- Louisiana Tech 6, Florida State 1
- Texas A&M 2, Louisiana Tech 0
Second elimination round
- Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 3–1
West Regional
- Cal Poly Pomona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0
Women's College World Series
Participants
Game results
Bracket
Game log
| Date | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Notes |
|---|
| May 20 | Game 1 | | 1–0 | | |
| Game 2 | | 3–0 | | |
| May 21 | Game 3 | | 1–0 | | |
| Game 4 | | 3–0 | | |
| May 22 | Game 5 | | 3–0 | | Northern Illinois eliminated |
| Game 6 | | 5–1 | | Adelphi eliminated |
| Game 7 | | 6–1 | | |
| Game 8 | | 4–1 | | |
| May 23 | Game 9 | | 1–09 | | Nebraska eliminated |
| Game 10 | | 1–0 | | Texas A&M eliminated |
| Game 11 | | 5–0 | | |
| Game 12 | | 4–0 | | Arizona eliminated |
| Game 13 | | 4–1 | | Cal Poly Pomona eliminated |
| May 24 | Game 14 | | 2–1 | | |
| Game 15 | | 3–0 | | UCLA wins WCWS | |
Championship Game
[3]
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team[4]
| Pos | Name | School |
|---|
| P | Carie Dever | Fresno St. |
| Lisa Longaker | UCLA |
| C | Stacy Sunny | UCLA |
| 1B | Kerry Dienelt | UCLA |
| 2B | Missy Phillips | UCLA |
| 3B | Julie Standering | Arizona |
| SS | Heidi Lievens | Arizona |
| OF | Shanna Flynn | UCLA |
| Margie Ogrodowicz | Nebraska |
| RaeAnn Pifferini | Fresno State |
| AL | Gena Strang | Fresno State |
| Karin Richter | Fresno State | |
See also
Notes and References
- Book: 2014 WCWS Records: 1980s Brackets/Rosters/Stats. NCAA. April 20, 2015.
- Book: 2014 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results. NCAA. April 20, 2015.
- Web site: 1988 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-08 . 2018-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150024/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400011&division=400011400012&event=400255 . dead .
- Book: 2014 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results. NCAA. 3. April 25, 2015.
